7:05 a.m. update: Current travel times

Traffic continues to stagnate on westbound 494 through Bloomington. A wreck at Penn Avenue is in the final stages of clearing. That can't come fast enough for drivers caught in the backup that stretches back to 24th Avenue.

Thousands of motorists traveling in the metro area will have to find alternate routes this weekend as the Minnesota Department of Transportation shuts down portions of two freeways starting Friday night.